Simon Blackburn Quotes on Mind
Simon Blackburn is a British philosopher, professor emeritus at the University of Cambridge, and one of the leading defenders of expressivism in contemporary metaethics. This page collects quotes attributed to Simon Blackburn on the topic of mind, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Simon Blackburn:
“Mind is not the mirror of nature; mind is one of nature's accomplishments.”
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“Thoughts are strange things. they have 'representational' powers: a thought typically represents the world as being one way or another. A sensation, by contrast, seems to just sit there.”
Chapter Two, Mind, p. 78 -
“If our best efforts come to nothing often enough, we need consolation, and thoughts of unfolding, infinite destiny, or karma , are sometimes consoling.”
Think(1999) | Chapter Three, Free Will, p. 117 -
“We think about what to do, and muster considerations and arguments in favor of one course or another. How are we to think about that?”
Think(1999) | Chapter Eight, What To Do, p. 270